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William Anderson "Devil Anse" Hatfield (/ ˈ æ n s /; September 9, 1839 – January 6, 1921) was the patriarch of the West Virginian Hatfield family who led the family during the Hatfield–McCoy feud.
(1839-1921) Who Was Devil Anse Hatfield? Devil Anse Hatfield grew up in what is now Logan County, West Virginia. He took a leading role in his family's feud with the McCoys. In 1882,...
The Hatfield-McCoy feud involved two rural families from West Virginia and Kentucky along the Tug Fork of the Big Sandy River from 1865-1891. The Hatfields, led by William Anderson ‘Devil Anse’ Hatfield lived on the West Virginia side of the river.
The Hatfield–McCoy Feud involved two American families of the West Virginia–Kentucky area along the Tug Fork of the Big Sandy River from 1863 to 1891. The Hatfields of West Virginia were led by William Anderson "Devil Anse" Hatfield, while the McCoys of Kentucky were under the leadership of Randolph "Ole Ran'l" McCoy.
William Anderson Hatfield was a Confederate soldier and the patriarch of his family during the Hatfield–McCoy feud, which has come to be known as one of the bloodiest family rivalries in the history of America. He was also referred to as Devil Anse Hatfield.
William Anderson Hatfield, better known as Devil Anse, and his family lived on the newly formed West Virginia side of the Tug River in the rugged and isolated Appalachian Mountains. Devil Anse was a large, imposing man that acquired his nick name as a boy for being “mean as the devil”.
In 1882, Anderson “Devil Anse” Hatfield's brother was murdered by three sons of Randolph McCoy. Within a matter of days, Devil Anse and his ad hoc militia executed the three McCoys....